FLUSHING, N.Y. - Graduate student Natalie Kallmunzerova (Prague, Czech Republic) won three singles bracket matches Saturday to claim a spot in the semifinals of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Regional Championships. Kallmunzerova, seeded 16th, will face 11th-seeded Ivana Andric (University of New Haven) in a battle of the only seeded players remaining Sunday. Kallmunzerova and doubles partner, junior Magdalena Hubickova (Prague, Czech Republic), who are seeded fifth, also won their match Saturday to advance to Sunday's semifinal, where they will face the top seed.
Full results for all of the Southern New Hampshire University women's tennis competitors are below, including Saturday's action in bold. The action resumes Sunday (Sept. 19).
Singles
Isabella Andrade def. Chloe Certain (Queens (N.Y.)), 6-2, 6-4 – Play-in
Andrade def. #4 Maria Penalver Aguilo (Franklin Pierce), 6-4, retired – R64
Birdem Oz (Le Moyne) def. Andrade, 6-1, 6-4 – R32
#16 Natalie Kallmunzerova def. Julia Chappell (Assumption), 6-1, 6-1 – R64
#16 Kallmunzerova def. Valentina Ivankovic (Wilmington (Del.)), 6-3, 6-2 – R32
#16 Kallmunzerova def. #3 Cristina Solorzano Valencia (Stonehill), 6-0, 6-4 – R16
#16 Kallmunzerova def. Annaciata De-Souza (Post), 6-1, 6-2 – QF
#8 Alexxa Etienne def. Brianna Gonzalez (Molloy), 6-1, 6-1 – R64
#8 Etienne def. Louisa Junghanns (Adelphi), 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (7-4) – R32
#8 Etienne def. #12 Samantha Villegas Robles (St. Thomas Aquinas), 6-1, 6-4 – R16
Isabella Barona (Le Moyne) def. #8 Etienne, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (9-7) – QF
Begona Gomar Perez (Wilmington (Del.)) def. #2 Magdalena Hubickova, 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (12-10) – R64
Doubles
Alexxa Etienne/Isabella Andrade def. Rupkatha Mukherjee/Isha Mbaye (Dominican (N.Y.)), 8-2 – R32
#8 Karina Blas/Vera Gak Anagrova (St. Thomas Aquinas) def. Etienne/Andrade, 8-2 – R16
#5 Magdalena Hubickova/Natalie Kallmunzerova def. Karim Carreras/Lilia Rodriguez (New Haven), 8-4 – R32
#5 Hubickova/Kallmunzerova def. Ivana Andric/Gaayatri Shankar (New Haven), 8-5 – R16
#5 Hubickova/Kallmunzerova def. #4 Maja Makal/Nathalie Ulander (Queens (N.Y.)), 8-4 – QF
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